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DEFINITIVE TOUCH

A Record of Menswear. 2009–2014.

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Lifestyles

Lifestyles – Vintage Grapes Clothier (Jared Dye)
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Lifestyles – Vintage Grapes Clothier (Jared Dye)

Born to dream, Jared T.E. Dye spent the majority of his adolescence pounding the concrete of the Constitution State, chasing the dream…

February 2, 2010

Lifestyles – Justin R. Saunders
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Lifestyles – Justin R. Saunders

Justin R. Saunders was born in Montreal, Canada in 1982 before moving to Germany in ’89, where he stayed for five years.…

January 12, 2010

Lifestyles – Krane (Ken Chow)
Features

Lifestyles – Krane (Ken Chow)

Ken Chow is the Founder and Creative Director for Krane. It began in 2004, and is now available in Canada, USA, and…

October 27, 2009

Lifestyles – Jake Davis
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Lifestyles – Jake Davis

Born in Manhattan Jake Davis, commercial and music video director, graduated from the illustrious New York University film school. He’s become one…

October 13, 2009

Lifestyles – Cheap Monday (Örjan Andersson)
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Lifestyles – Cheap Monday (Örjan Andersson)

Örjan Andersson, founder and Creative Director of Cheap Monday, started as a denim salesman in Stockholm 18 years ago. In the year…

September 22, 2009

Lifestyles – ABS Men (Allen Schwartz)
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Lifestyles – ABS Men (Allen Schwartz)

Allen B. Schwartz began his career at Russ Toggs and quickly moved onto the pivotal role of founding and growing the brand,…

September 15, 2009

Lifestyles – SPURR (Simon Spurr)
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Lifestyles – SPURR (Simon Spurr)

Born in England Simon Spurr, the Creative Director of SPURR, has a B.A (with honors) in Mens Fashion Design from Middlesex University.…

August 18, 2009

Lifestyles – Saint Augustines Academy (Alvin Manalo)
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Lifestyles – Saint Augustines Academy (Alvin Manalo)

Alvin Manalo is the head designer and creative director of Saint Augustine Academy. With the label now in its 11th season, Alvin…

July 7, 2009

Lifestyles – Nicholas K (Nicholas and Christopher Kunz)
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Lifestyles – Nicholas K (Nicholas and Christopher Kunz)

Nicholas K is a New York based design company, founded in January of 2003 by siblings Nicholas and Christopher Kunz. Nicholas K…

June 16, 2009

Lifestyles – Nooka (Matthew Waldman)
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Lifestyles – Nooka (Matthew Waldman)

Nooka is the brainchild of artist and designer, Matthew Waldman. In 1997, Matthew had a flash-back to a first grade math class…

June 9, 2009

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